 | Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...true) Ths^Mufes came to give the Laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant Prize of Wit, If Z,0wfwore Vengeance for the Tales he writ* Ye fair offended,...relate What heavy Judgment prov'd the Writer's Fate,' Tho' when it happen'd, no Relation clears, 'Tis thought in five, or five and twenty Yeats.' " • .... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...writ ? Ye Fair offended, hear your Friend relate What heavy Judgment prov'd the Writer's Fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no Relation clears, Tis thought...five and twenty Years. Where, dark and filent, with a twifled Shade The neighb'ring Woods a native Arbour made, There oft a tender Pair for am'rous Play... | |
 | Miscellaneous poems - 1732 - 306 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the Laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit, If Love fwore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye fair offended,...relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate ; Tho' when it happen'd, no relation clears, "Tis thought in five, or five and twenty years. Where,... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the Laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant Prize of Wit, If Love fwore Vengeance for the Tales he writ ? Ye Fair offended,...your Friend relate What heavy Judgment prov'd the Writers Fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no Relation clears, 'Tis thought in five, or five and twenty Years.... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...writ ? Ye Fair offended, hear your friend relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no relation clears, 'Tis thought...twenty years. Where, dark and filent, with a twifted fhade The neighbouring woods a native arbour made, There oft the tender pair for am'rous play Retiring,... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit, If Love fwore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye Fair offended,...relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no relation clears, 'Tis thought in five, or five and twenty years. Where, dark... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the laurel too. But what avail 'd the verdant prize of wit, If Jove fwore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye fair offended,...relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Tho' when ithappen'd, no relation clears, 'Tis thought, in five, or five and twenty years. Where, dark... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...true) The Mules came to give the laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit, If love fwore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye fair offended, hear your friend relate "Whit heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no relation clears, 'Tis thought,... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the laurel tod. Bui whatavail'd the verdant prize of wit, If Love fwore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye Fair offended,...relate What heavy judgment prov'd the writer's fate, Tho' when it happen'd, no relation clears, 'Tis thought in five, or five and twenty years. Where, dark... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1779 - 422 pages
...true) The Mufes came to give the laurel too. .But what avail'd the verdant pri?e of wit, If Love fwore vengeance for the tales he .writ? Ye Fair offended,...twenty years. Where, dark and filent, with a twifted fhade The neighouring woods a native arbour made^ There oft a tender pair, for amorous play Retiring,... | |
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Helicon forbore to flow ; The sky grew bright; and (if his verse be true) The Muses came to give the laurel too. But what avail'd the verdant prize of wit, If love swore vengeance for the tales he writ ? Ye fair offended, hear your friend relate What... 
